Ustar Genius Science STEM Program

G3-8th grade

This program is carefully designed to inspire, demonstrate, and encourage young kids to explore science, not from words, but a 3D angle with teachers showing each step of different science experiments right in front of their eyes.The main goal of this program is to help kids grasp abstract and challenging science facts and skills. Each lesson is highly engaging and goal oriented. 

Note: This program is not designed for a specific grade level. Kids from G3-8 are all qualified to attend. 

 
Stage 1

Lesson time: 40 minutes

L1 Gravity VS Water  (Upside down water)

Concepts: How energy and force creates motion. Surface tension against gravity

L2 Behavior of Liquids (Elephant Toothpaste)

Concepts: Hydrogen Peroxide. Oxygen and water

L3 Gravity and Balance (Eggsperiment)

Concepts: Distribution of weight on various materials. Surface tension against materials

L4 Floating Penny 

Concepts: Air pressure. Behavior of Liquids

L5 Color Explosion 

Concepts: Behavior of Liquids (Milk VS dish detergents)

L6 Ocean in a bottle

Concepts: Behavior of liquids (oil vs water)

L7 Scaredy Sand

Concept: Behavior of solids

Hydrophobic VS water

L8 Weird Perspective

Concepts: Scale. Angle. Distance

L9 Wiggly Water

Concepts: Negative electron VS positive electron. Electricity and friction

L10 Madness Marshmallows

Concepts: Principles of pressure. Properties of foam. ocean science

Stage 2

Lesson time: 40 minutes

Chapter 1 SIMPLE MACHINES

L1 Rolling Pin Pulley

L2 Pencil Pusher

L3 Belt Mover

L4 Skee-Ball Challenge

L5 Archimedes Screw

 

Chapter 2 MATERIALS

L6 Power Colors

L7 Rescue a Dinosaur

L8 Clean & Clear

L9 Walking Water

 

Chapter 3 SYSTEMS

L10 Water From Leaves

L11 Marble Maze Challenge

L12 Rain Forest in a Bottle

L13 Rube Goldberg Machine

 

Chapter 4 OPTICS

L 14 Reflection Target Practice

L15 Color Kaleidoscope

L16 Scoping in the Scene

L17 All the Colors of the Rainbow

L18 Tiny Things

L19 Zoom Out

Stage 3

Lesson time: 40 minutes

Chapter 5 ENERGY

L20 Portable Power

L21 Magnetize It!

L22 Sun Stove

L23 Solar Updraft Tower

Chapter 6 ACOUSTICS

L24 String Phone

L25 Silly Noisemaker

Chapter 7 FORCES

L26 Water Balloon Helmet

L27 Catapult

L28 Ball Launcher

L29 Tower Challenge

L30 Roman Arch

L31 Trusts Bridge

L32 Fidget Spinner

Chapter 8 MOTION

L33 Balloon Car

L34 Stomp Rocket

L35 Straw Rocket

Lesson 1 Sample